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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Even or Odd Loop

Heidi Ulrich
Heidi Ulrich
4,624 Points
Posted by Heidi Ulrich
Heidi Ulrich
4,624 Points

Please spot my mishap, my task doesn't pass

I've ran this script locally and it outputs five random numbers with 'is even' or 'is odd' just fine. Only, in the editor, it keeps saying ' Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing' - which is the import random task. It is, so I'm guessing what more I should alter to let this task pass.

even.py 
import random

start = 5

def even_odd(num):
    # If % 2 is 0, the number is even.
    # Since 0 is falsey, we have to invert it with not.
    return not num % 2

while start > 0:
    num = random.randint(1,99)
    if even_odd(num):
        print ('{} is even').format(num)
    else:
        print ('{} is odd').format(num)
    start -= 1

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The issue is that you are calling the format method on the print function rather than the string argument passed to it. If you move the format call like this:

import random

start = 5

def even_odd(num):
    # If % 2 is 0, the number is even.
    # Since 0 is falsey, we have to invert it with not.
    return not num % 2

while start > 0:
    num = random.randint(1,99)
    if even_odd(num):
        print ('{} is even'.format(num))
    else:
        print ('{} is odd'.format(num))
    start -= 1

Then your code will work fine.

Heidi Ulrich
Heidi Ulrich
4,624 Points
Heidi Ulrich
Heidi Ulrich
4,624 Points

Ah, there you go! Thank you. Since my current development environment is Python 2.x, I am not used to working with format yet. Well spotted, it passes now!